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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
sHOT DOHN BIZ ROCKETS.
Forty Men Badly Injured by an Explosion
of Fireworks.

HALIFAX, \. s., Sept 20-The British
war ship Bellerophon, which was order
ed to Newfoundland and fishing waters,
has arrived here and plnced in the hos
pital number Of men injured by an ex-
pIosion Of rockets at Quebec, the news
of which was hushed up in Quebec.
GOv.-Gen. Lansdowne and suite were at
the old French capital on the evening
of September 10, and fireworks were be-
ing set off in their honor. Some 900 men
of the crew were on deck. A pile OF 50
or more of the most powerful rockets
lay on the upper deck. One OF them on
being lighted, exploded on deck, igniting
the pile of the sixty. The effect was tre-
mendous. In moment the death-deal-
ing rockets were sweeping the deck IN
every direction, burning, decorating and
manning the helpless men. The pieces
were flying up into the rigging and yards
and carrying havoc among the poor feI-
lows stationed there, and the sticks
were falling among the crOwis on
shore and on the French warshlps
Minerve and Clorinde and other vessels
in the harbor Nearly forty men were
more or less injured, thirteen of them,
including Midshipman Doutney, so
seriously that the BellerophOn had to
come to Halifax to place the men III the
naval hospital. They are terribly burn
ed and lacersted,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
CHOLERA AT NEW YORK.
Six Hundred Passengers on an Infected
hip-Eight Deaths and Four New


Cases.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-The steamship
Alesia, which arrived below last night,
from Marseilles and Naples, with 900
| passengers, has Asiatic cholera aboard.
Eight of her passengers died on the
passage and on her arrival at quarantine
the health officer found four cases
aboard. He has sent the Alesia and her
passengers to West Bank, in the lower
lay. The Aiesia left Marseilles August
80 and Naples September 3. She is con-
signed to James w. Elwell & Co.
On September r. Luigi Maria steer
age passenger aged %, was ts Ken sick
| and died on the 18th. Paul Antonio
Baldylara, another steerage pas -enger,
aged SO, was taken sick and died IN the
same date-the 18th. Jean LeniH lin, a
sailor aged 40, died the IrllowiD', day
IN less than twenty-four hour, -Jm the
time he was taken sick with the disease
On the 18th Jean Somma, a sailor aged
80, was taken sick. He died on the
10Th. Serafin de Lis, aged q, steersge
passenger, died on the goth. Anna Vel
tri, aged AZ, died on the 2lst.
Francisco Marteo, aged Al, was
taken sick before coming on
board, and died on the 22d,
probably of bronchitis Maria Antonio
Scala Neno, aged 50, was also ailing at
the time of coming on board and died
on the 22d, though without any symp-
toms of cholera. All of the above were
buried at sea.
The Alesia Is now in the lower bay
Her sick passengers will be transferred
to the Swinburne Island hospital. All
the remaining passengers will be trans
ferred to Hoffman Island for observa-
ton. The ship will remain in the lower
bay until she has been thoroughly tumi-
gated and cleansed.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept 23.-Surgeon-
General Hamilton, of the Marine Hos
pltal service, received a dispatch from
New York confirming the report of the
arrival there of the steamship Alesia
with cholera on board. The telegram
merely announced the fact without
making q request for government assist
ance, and it is thought the quarantine
authorities Of New York feel confident of
their ability to stamp out the disease
without asking the help of the United
States health officers. Dr. Stoner, of the
Marine Hospital service, says that no
authority is vested in the bureau to in
tertere in state quarantine affairs unless
a request comes from the health officers
of the state for assistance. New York,
he says. has very large and efficient
quarantine board, fully able, in his opin-
ion, to gTapple successfully with the
eXigenCIes of the occasion.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
BROKERS' UNDER FOOT.
Stock Buyers Walk on One Another on
the New York Board.

New YORK, Sept. 22.-The government
circular Offering to buy per cent. bonds
at fixed price and to pay interest with
out rebate caused a sharp turn in the
sentiment of operators on the Stock Ex-
change and the opening of the market
this morning was excited at advances
ranging from to II per cent Buyers
were SO eager that they actually climbed
over each other for the first few minutes
after the opening and the crowds
dealing in Western Union, Reading and
New England numbered over 100
brokers each. During the first few
minutes further gain of about one
half a cent was made, but reaction set
in and the market seemed to be resum-
ing its normal tone. London was a
heavy buyer of stocks, the heaviest
order for that account being in Louis
vile q Nashville, Reading, st. Paul and
Union Pacific. Over $4,000 shares of
stock were sold on the Stock Exchange
during the first fifteen minutes.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
THREE MONTHS IN JAIL.
tutor o'Brfen to be Imprisoned Under
the Crimes Act

Cork, Sept. 24.-The trial of William
O'Brien under the crimes act which was
commenced at Mitchelstown yesterday
was concluded to-day. The accused
was found guilty and sentenced to three
months imprisonment. Notice OF ap-
peal from the judgment OF the court was
given.
At the opening of the trial to-day.
Mr.. Carson, counsel for the Crown, com
planned to the Judge that DR.. Tanner A
lnember of Parliament. had Yesterday
within the court, called him a mean.
Tuffianly coward, and expressed the
nope that his head might be broken.
Inc court made note of the complaint.
MT. U Bnen, replying to the charge
made against him of having used sedi-
tlous language IN a public address,
declared that the court was not compe-
tent to try him because it was foreign in
Its composition to the requirements of
the British constitution. At this point
the judge stopped Mr.. O'Brien, saving
the discussion ofpolitics would not be al
lowed IN the proceedings. Mr.. O'Brien
thereupon declared that he was a chosen
representative Of the Irish people and
would advocate free speech, The court
again stopped him.
Mr.. OBrien, in his speech of defense.
SAID the crown was guilty Of
having suppressed evidence favor
able to him. The crown had
withheld, for instance, the notes
made by the head constable of the de-
iendants speech. In these notes, he
sad, was recorded his statement that
the Irish party would give the
sand bill fair play. Continuing. MIR.
> Brlen justified his defense of the
kIngstown tenants on the ground
that the eyictions against them were
commenced Just on the eve Of the pas
sage OF the land bill, and thus an at
tempt was made To delraud the poor
wretched tenants of the benefits OF the
measure. lie admitted that he had adj
Ylsed the tenants TO not give up without
resistance and that he had declared
that, before God and man, they were
Justified IN defending their homes.
LONDON, Sept 24-Ihe Cork corre-
spondent Of the Times today saws that
owing TO the blunders made by William
q bren during his recent American
TRIP the donations to the National
League from America have dWindled.
and that Mr.. Davitt has gone to America
g endeavor to repair the damage done
10y Mr. O'Bren. He kept his departure
q secret until the last moment as he
feared that he would be arrested and his
project would thus be nipped in the
bud
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
GI4NI P0UDlz3s .ztPLOsfoY.

Great Damage Caused by a Freight
Train collision in Pennsylvania.
Owing to the fault of the train dis
patcher two freight trains ran together
on the northern branch Of the PennsyI-
vania Railroad on the night of the 10Th
Four box cars loaded with giant powder
exploded with frightluI force, wrecking
about twenty five cars which afterward
caught fire and with their contents were
consumed. The engineer and fireman
jumped and saved their lives; but the
following brakemen received fatal in
jures: Lewis Metz, fracture of shoulder
and terribly burned; Ellwood Swank,
both legs broken; James Kean, hip
dislocated and burned. The loss is
S1oA 600
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
FISHfAG TESSELS SITRECHED.
Great Destruction at Portugal Cove, y
T., Caused by IA Northeaster.

Great Destruction at Portugal Cove, y.
f., Caused by "A Northeaster.
A northeaster on the 18th, caused
great damage at Portugal Cove, y. f.
Many vessels were driven ashore from
their moorings and others were driven
against the cliffs and smashed.
Several crafts were driven sea
ward and have not since been heard
from. The oank fleet is suffering Sc
verely. Bona Vista presents dreadful
scene. All sorts of wreckage are strewn
about the streets. Twenty boats We're
driven ashore and seven sunk at the
moorings. Not vestige of the fish
stages was left standing. Only two fore
and-afters were insured and the loss
will be heavy. At ST. John man
named Learning was blown overheard.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
MRS. PARSONS CAGED.
The Female Anarchist Arrested for Dis
tributing Incendary Circulars.

The Female Anarchist Arrested Tor DIS
tributinS Incendary Circulars.
CHICAGO, H., Sept. 23.-Lucy Parsons,
wife of the condemned Anarchist, was
arrested this afternoon for violating the
city ordinance against distributing
hand-hills on the streets. She was re
quested by an officer to desist, but
refused, replying that she was 'amenable
to the laws" A great crowd followed
the policeman and his prisoner to the
station. There she offered her circulars
to every one not excepting Police
Captain ODonnell. Continuing to re-
fuse to stop distrI Ibuting the circulars,
she was locked up. The penalty
for her Offense Is fine of
not less than So nor more than
SIS. The circulars were copies of Par
sons address to the public published in
yesterdays papers. There Is great ex-
element in the streets and the action of
the police is generally condemned. The
imprisoned Anarchists have been in
formed of the arrest and are greatly ex
cited. The police say the circulars are
calculated to cause a riot.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
FLAMES AND THIEVES,
Ironwood's Recent WrestIe with Two Bad
ElemPnts.

y
Elements.
IRoNwooD, Mich, Sept. 20.--The steady
''rat-tat' of hammers and the discordant
music of hand saws are heard on every
hand to-day in the district where flames
and thieves ran riot on Saturday. The
black neld is now dotted with numerous
pine shanties, in which enterprising
merchants are serving their customers
until more substantial structures can be
erected. 1t Is now certain that j. T.
Schiling viii rebuild the St. James
Hotel of solid brick Bingham q Perrin
will also put up a large double brick
store. Perry d Roberts viii erect Il
large three story building to contain
four stores and w. Rothschild's
announces his intention to build
double brick building; sew
eral others are also figuring
on putting up brick blocks. 1t is be
lieved that before January l the entire
buildings. The Wisconsin Central and
Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western
Railways have given a Scent rate on
building materials from all points on
their lines, except from Milwaukee.
House room IS scarce. many dwellings
being occupied by three and four fam
lies, but nobody is moving out Of town.
The mining companies in this vicinity
employ 1000 or 5000 men the year
round and Ironwood is bound to pros
per.
Perry & Gordon's Mining Record was
issued to-day from the office of Gowdey
Goodell, in Hurley.
A careful review of the fire shows that
ffty-five buildings were destroyed at a
loss of SII5, 900, with little or no insur-
ance. The loss on stocks of goods by
fire and water was at least $4,000.
One Of the worst features of the fire
was The depredations of thieves. The
woods are full OF goods which were car
ried off and hidden away by them
Probably $4,000 worth of stuff has been
stolen. Almost every hour somebody
finds a pile of plunder in some unlre-
quented spot The Jail is full of men
who were arrested while in the act of
stealing on Saturday night and Sunday.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
PEOhT-f's UONOPDkI.
The Making of whisky PratiC.-ILy Co
fined to that City at Present.

The Making of whisky PratiC.-lLy Con-
fined to that City at Present.
As the result of the information of the
whisky trust number of distilleries in
Cincinnati, st. Louis and Chicago have
been closed and the operating capacity
of the Peoria distilleries increased
correspondIngly so that the daily
consumption of grain has been
increased from 15, 1SS bushels to 2S,2l6.
The internal revenue collections so far
this month are over 81 100000 1t is the
purpose OF the trust to manu- 'acture bulk
whisky where it can be done the cheap
est, and it has been demonstrated that
this can be done at Peoria. The only
important distillers still out of the trust
are Barker & Spellman, Peoria; Shutfeld,
of Chicago; Dodsworth, of Cincinnati,
and Her, OF Omaha.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
I40RoEfY NOT TRUSTED.
Winnipeg People Doubt the Sincerity Of
the Premier'S Railroad Work

winnipeg feopie bOubt the sincerity II
the Premier's Railroad Work.
There is a growing distrust of Norquay
at Winnipeg in consequence of the fact
that McLavish, the Canadian Pacific
land commissioner, was shadowing him
III New York, and that Stephen and Van
Horne have been stopping at the same
hotel in Toronto with him. Nothing
is known as yet regarding
the result of his mission. In
an interview Van Horne said, they were
simply completing a tour of inspection
over the whole road, having come over
the Montreal short line. He said the
grading was practically finished on the
line to the Sault. Forty-eight miles is
yet to be ironed and balIasted, which is
being done at the rate of Il miles a day.
The bridge over the Sault is expected to
be ready for trains in November. The
road from Minneapolis will be ready
about December /, and the Duluth road
will be practically completed this fall.
Operations will soon be begun on the
eastern entrance To Toronto
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
WILL DEFEND THE BEDS.
Cen FrEor Consents to Join Capt Black
Confident of Success

Cen. Pryor Consents to'Join Capt Black
Confident of success
N&w YoRK, Sept 23.-Capt. Black,
who arrived from Chicago last night,
was.at the office of Gen. Roger A Pryor at
ii ,~clock this morning to present the
case Of the condemned Anarchists to the
lawyer, with view to carrying the
case to the United States supreme
court. Gen. Pryor had said that
he would not commit himself to
the management of the case at least un-
I'll he was made thoroughly acquainted
with it. The consultation lasted until
! ~ O'Clock, when Capt Black came out
OF the lawyers sanctum, his face
wreathed ID smiles. He would only
say, however, ~ have won Gen.
Pryor over, having explained every
thing to hIs satisfaction, and con
vInced him of the business of our side"
Gen. Pryor said: Il am convinced that
the points taken by Capt. Black are ex-
celient and that an application for writ
OF error viii be granted. | do not see
how the application can be refused, and
We shall not lose moment in carrying
ule case to Washington"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
CH1RGas fT TO HsRPER.
Hopkins Says the Cashier Caused the
EAiLmrn of the IilaliLN hank

Hopkins Says the Cashier Caused the
Failure of the Fidelity Bank.
Benjamin +. Hopkins, assistant cash
Ter OF the late Fidelity Bank, Of
Cincinnati, referring TO the suit
brought by the government against him
III connection with f l. Harper, Briggs
Swift, Ammi Baldwin and the
directors, to recover the losses
caused by the Fidelity Fank fail
ure, SAYS he can clearly show
that he knew nothing whatever of the
wrecking of the concern until the very
day before the collapse. He SAYS no.
body about the bank knew of it except
Harper and possibly Miss Josie Holmes.
and he charges upon Harper the whole
responsibility. He Is still! in Jail but
pro fesses strong hope TO be iree from all
blame as soon as the case comes 10 trial.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
ENGLAND 4CTS WARLIKE.
A Matter that May Require the Intel
ference of the Initaa States

ference of the United states.
New York, Sept. 24.-The sailing Of
the English man-of-war Pilades from
Trinidad to Laguayra to demand indem-
nifty from the government of Venezuela
for the detention of the schooners jose
phine and Henriette, would seem to
point to an active policy on the part of
Great Britain in her dispute with the
South American republic. Senor de Silva,
the consul-general of Venezuela in
this city, SAYS: "The two schoOners
have been detained for Noncompliance
with the customs regulations. The ter
ritory which England has as
sumed control of is larger than
British Guinea, and it is territory
which Lord Granville acknowledged
belonged to Venezuela. They have also
taken the Island of Barima, at the
mouth of the Orinoco. The real gist of
this matter is the control of the Orinoco
River. As far as war goes, the English
could, of course, blockade the Ven
ezuean ports if the United States
would allow them TO do 50. However,
before matters got to that point, | sup
pose the United States would interfere"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
era and fifty deaths there during "a
hours.
THE STATE FAIR.
Receipts Will Balance Expenditures-iI
provements Contemplated.

| proVements Contemplated
| The annual meeting Of the State Agri-
cultural Society was held on the 10Th inst.
IN Germania Hall. The old officers were
reelected by unanimous vote. Thay
are as follows:
President-Caspar NJ. Sanger, Mil
| waukee.
Vice Presidents Seth Fisher, Center;
II. D. Hit, Oaktield; NJ. Il. Doyon,
Madison; VIM. Wilson, Wausau; j. NJ.
Smith, Green Bay; A. W. Vaughn,
Lodi; J. NJ. True, Baraboo; A. A. Ar
mold, Galesville; Geo. J. Sch9ffel, Mil
| waukee
Secretary-T. L. Newton, Beaver Dam.
Treasurer-Cyrus Miner, GAINESVILLE.
Additional Members of the Board-C.
| NJ. Clark, Whitewater; II. {. Adams,
Madison; A. Ludlow, Monroe; +. G.
Curtis, Rocky Run; y. d. Fratt, Racine;
| ). ID. Hubbard, Mondovi; James G.
lain, Beloit; Prof. Z. A. Birge, Madi-
son.
After the reading Of the list W A.
johnson, OF Galesyille, resigned in favor
of A. A. Arnold. Mr.. Johnson is about
TO leave the state.
Secy. T. L. Newton, of the State Agri-
cultural Society told a NIsCoNsINrepOrter
that the prospects were that the receipts
OF the state fair will about balance the
expenditures for the year. The receipts
at the gate were $40. 200; rents of priv
ileges and exhibition entrance fees,
$500; life memberships, 5000
state appropriation. 5000. The dis
bursements include 5000 for new build
lngs and $4,000 for premiums and run
ming expenses. THE running eN-
penses," he said, "were very heavy.
We expended between 5000 and 800,
IN paying the representatives of differ-
ent county societies in the state Eara
one is entitled to & per day and GEN.
mile for the trip one way.
1t cost us 5000 to hire specia
policemen for the grounds" The
bills against the society have been
settled. Unpaid premiums viii be
paid at Madison next week In regard
TO the Improvements OF the grounds for
next wear, Mr. Newton SAID that the
Agricultural Society will build a half
mile track, so that no buildings will be
included within il. 1t will be located al
the east end Of the grounds and a good
part OF the present track Will be used.
1t VIII be carried across lust this side of
the buildings, thus cutting off the hill.
The capacity of the ampnitheater will be
enlarged one-half. Next year they will
have telegraph as well as telephone ia
cIIItIes on the grounds and arrange
ments have been made with both ex-
press companies to furnish accommoda-
tons there for patrons and exhibitors.
A system of licenses for the supply way
ons will also be esta ablished, doing away
with confusion at the gates
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
No CIE STRIhE IN CHECIGO.
An Agreement said to Have Been Reached
by Which 1t VIII BE Avoided.

A secret conference was held by May
or Roche, President Jones of the West
Division Railway, and President Coyne,
of the Conductors and Drivers Associ-
alton at Chicago on the Dist. From on
side sources it was intimated that an
agreement was arrived at by which the
pending strike will be declared off. The
men accept an advance of one cent
hour. When the committee called
on President Jones for his answer he
said that the directors had decided that
a raise of two cents was more than they
could afford, but that they were willing
II compromise on one cent. The men
held a long and stormy meeting, and
o ter an excited debate lasting until
after midnight it was decided to accept
Mr.. Jones' compromise, providing the
men be given at least ten hours work a
dow
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
EPEDEHIC OF CASUALTIES


NFdVOIIN " lTHln a T eW TIOUrN.
At Minneapolis, Mimi, on the 10Th,
Angus Mcdonald, carriage maker, shot
himself in a fit of dependency, and
next morning Phineas Chamberlain
jumped from a third-story window and
was instantly killed. few hours later
L. \. Root dropped dead in his house.
At almost the same LourMrs. Catharine
Jones was run over by a train on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul railroad
and instantly killed. j. Barry Follett
fell off a Manitoba train near the Union
depot, meeting instant death. and in the
afternoon the body of an unknown man
was found in the canal in the milling
dis rict. A sewer excavation at Man
kato, caved IN the same day and buried
0. {. Barlow and J. Malone Both
were dead when taken ont
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
LITERARY ENs4TION.
Lew yanderpoeIe Charged With Sellinga
story Under False Pretenses.

Lew Vanderpoele, of Oyster Bay, L.
l.. was arrested in New York on the
2Oth on charge of fraud preferred by
Frank F. Smith. editor of the Cosmopol-
guilty of manslaughter. The jury was
polled and when each member was asked
whether this was his verdict he answered
Yes" The extreme penalty for man
slaughter in Iowa is eight years in the
penitentiary. 1t was learned that the
jury took only two ballots on the ques-
ton of guilt, being practically unanimous
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
FOTR SMIGGLERS SLAIN.
Desperate Encounter Between Officers
and Texas Outlaws.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept. 24.-News
was received here to-day that the posse
sent from the United States marshal's S
office TO Rio Grande City, a few days
ago, to capture gang of smugglers who
were encamped about fifty miles from
Laredo, found the camp in the brush
near the river. A demand for sur
render was answered by a volley from
Winchesters. A battle ensued, resulting
in the death of four of the smuggIers
and the capture of the camp and num-
Der of horses. The living smuggIers es-
capped by stampeding the horses and fol-
lowing through the gap in the line tax
ing refuge on the Mexican side. None
of the officers were hurt.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
sIr couuERcIAL UNIo-r

Possible object OF the Government in
Gathering Canadian Trade STATISTICS.
NAsHTNGFoN, ID. c., Sept 2l.-Circu-
lars have been forwarded to all the
United States consuls in Canada asking
Tor certified returns according To sworn
statements made before them Of the eX-
ports of various articles ut each Cana
dian port 10 the United States during the
past three years. 1t is supposed that
the government wants the information
With a view to consider the question of
closer commercial relations with Canada.